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Grants on offer for waste-reducing projects

Applications are now open for the State Government’s Community Grants Scheme (CGS).

Environment Minister Stephen Dawson today urged community groups working on projects that reduce waste and boost recycling to apply for a CGS grant.

The scheme supports projects that contribute to achieving the State’s waste strategy targets – diverting 65 per cent of municipal solid waste from landfill in the Perth metropolitan region and 50 per cent in major regional centres by 2020.

In the 14 years the Community Grants Scheme has been running, $1.64 million has been allocated to more than 180 community groups.

Projects previously funded through the scheme include the development of Edith Cowan University’s ReFood app – connecting leftover food from cafes and shops with community organisations that redistribute food – and Blackwood Youth Action – making reusable fabric shopping bags for people to borrow and return to reduce plastic bag waste.

The Community Grants Scheme is funded by the State Government through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account, and administered by the Waste Authority.

For more information or to apply for a grant, visit the Waste Authority’s website.

Applications for funding close at 12pm on Friday March 16, 2018.